[.ca] Midnight Voices (Unbr.) (9 Cd's) (ISBN 1590862198)

From Amazon.com:
In a Rosemary's Baby meets Hansel and Gretel thriller, John Saul's Midnight Voices is packed with bump-in-the-night chills that will frighten and delight readers with its nostalgic nod to urban legends and campfire tales. With short, edgy chapters and all-too-vivid imagery, Midnight Voices begs to be enjoyed in one sitting, in the dark, huddled on the corner of your couch. As usual in Saul's world, strange things are afoot in the city, and the Evans family is the target. At the heart of this spooky tale are the children, Laurie and Ryan Evans, who are unwittingly exposed to danger when their recently widowed mother marries widower Anthony Fleming. The too-good-to-be-anything-but-evil Fleming lives in the Rockwell, a building rumored to be inhabited by witches and vampires, that has the children in the neighborhood terrified: "Amber's eyes were still fixed on the building. They were just stories, she told herself once again. They weren't true. But even as she silently spoke the words to herself, a strange chill of apprehension ran through her and she turned away ... I'll die, she thought. If I go in there, I'll die." Of course, the newly married Caroline does not share the anxiety of her children, despite Fleming's Bluebeard-like determination to keep everyone out of his study, not to mention the horrible whispers and strange sounds coming from empty rooms in the middle of the night. It is this tension, and Caroline's dawning realization of her new husband's shortcomings, that drives the novel to its startling conclusion. Saul uses familiar horror images--an ancient building with even older residents, creepy neighbors that are not quite right, whispers in your room after midnight--to spin a new tale of evil that will remind readers why one should always leave the closet light on. --Daphne Durham

Midnight Voices is Dark, Dreary and Dreadful Fun:
John Saul's Midnight Voices is an easy read, with a terrifying twist. When Caroline Evans' husband was killed during a mugging, she is left with two young children and a demanding job. Struggling to make ends meet, she is ecstatic when she meets the man of her dreams. After a whirlwind courtship, she marries the handsome, wealthy Anthony Fleming and her life seems perfect. Until they move into an apartment in the Rockwell, a well-known building in New York. There she meets the denizens of the building, an eccentric and strange bunch. Her daughter Laurie begins to experience unsettling nightmares and her son Ryan exhibits animosity toward Caroline's new husband. Excusing her children's behavior, she does everything to please her husband, including visit with the neighbors who begin to show an unhealthy interest in her children. Before long, Caroline realizes she has made a huge mistake. Nothing is as it seems...and there might be no one she can trust. Except maybe the voices in her head--the ones that tell her that her new home hides a terrible secret. Creepy in a Rosemary's Baby sort of way. Made me glad I don't live in an apartment. Kudos, Mr. Saul!! I'm a lifelong fan! ~Cheryl Kaye Tardif, author of Whale Song (2007 Kunati Inc. Book Publishers, www.kunati.com)

Midnight Voices:
"Midnight Voices" what a weird title. I guess it relates to the book, in one way or another. I liked this book compared to some of the other books by John Saul. This was one of the very few that actually had a pretty decent ending. I have to say that a lot of what he wrote about in the begining was somewhat boreing, but it really does tie in with what the rest of the book has to say. I think that John Saul should have gone further deep on giving us information about the hotel and the people in it. This would have given a better conection to the hotel, characters, and title of the book. The one thing about all of John Saul's books, that I like is that he really goes into detail about the main setting, although some of the characters are a little spacy. This is a very good book and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in murder, mystery, and gore.

It's all been written and filmed before....nothing new here:
This book contains NOTHIONG new. EVERYTHING in it has been written TO DEATH before....in fact it borders on plagiarism the material is so incredibly over-used.....the old people who are a little too friendly and not what they seem; the drugged food; the strange things done to the drugged people in the middle of the night; the old pictures where, surprise, surprise, the people look just like all of the peole that are around now....GIVE ME A BREAK!! I have been reading Saul since The God Project and I NEVER thought he'd stoop so low as to use materieal that has been over-used SO MUCH in both books AND movies!! Pass this up, it's not worth the time. Just rent some old horror flicks and you'll see the exact same thing. What a waste of time this book was.

Great story with a twisted ending!:
I love John Saul, and I can't wait to read his next novel. "Midnight Voices" is gripping and scary. Caroline and her children move into an old apartment building in New York with her new husband. Things aren't going so well, her son hates her new husband, she is hearing voices, and her daughter has horrible nightmares. When the reality of these nightmares becomes apparent, all Caroline can do is get sucked deeper and deeper into a maze of secrets that threatens both her children's lives as well as her own. The tale is haunting and very well written, props for John Saul!!

Filled With Things That Go Bump In the Night:
In every neighborhood there is always one house that all the children know to stay away from. But these houses aren't just limited to tiny suburbs in small towns. Even in New York City there's a building that all the neighborhood children know to avoid. An old building known as The Rockwell where witches and trolls and vampires live. When newlywed Caroline Evans moves into her husband's apartment at The Rockwell, her children are quick to voice their fears about the ongoing rumors. To Caroline, those who live there are just a bunch of lonely elderly people who simply adore her children and shower them with gifts and lots of homemade goods. It isn't long, though, before the rumors become real for the children when they hear strange voices and laughter at night. Soon after, not only does Caroline's daughter begin to have recurring nightmares but she also becomes strangely ill. Just like the foster girl who lived upstairs. Now that little girl has disappeared - and when a social worker begins asking too many questions, she disappears too. Everyone knows witches and trolls and vampires aren't real. But when Caroline and her children realize the evil that truly resides at The Rockwell, it just might be far worse. Filled with things that go bump in the night, the imagery alone in Midnight Voices will leave the reader with lots of chills and thrills. This book also reads somewhat like a crime suspense novel, and though some parts are a little predictable, it still provides a very entertaining read.